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NASA is sending 2 probes to the moon to test complex 'three-body orbits'
By Brett Tingley Published
NASA is planning to send two maneuverable probes to lunar orbit in order to learn how spacecraft are affected by the complex gravity environment near the moon.

NASA fuels its next-gen Roman Space Telescope for August launch
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
Looks like everything is on track so far for an Aug. 30 launch.

X-ray spacecraft finds supermassive black hole stirring up the 'red potato' galaxy: 'There may be a cook in this cosmic kitchen'
By Robert Lea Published
Using the Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have seen a jet from a feeding supermassive black hole churning gas surrounding a galaxy nicknamed the "red potato."

'He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders.' Astronaut Michael Foale explains how a 1997 spaceship crash at Space Station Mir unfolded
By Jeff Spry Published
'I believe that we, as a crew, saved space station Mir that day'

Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission
By Josh Dinner Published
NASA's SunRISE mission has been assigned a new launch vehicle: It will now be delivered to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope could reveal black holes ripping up stars. It's set to launch Aug. 30
By Robert Lea Published
NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, may leave nowhere to hide for black holes that violently murder and devour stars, not even cosmic noon.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers the secrets of cosmic 'factories' that filled the early universe with stardust
By Robert Lea Published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, but by studying a much closer and modern galaxy.

Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad on it, continuing a Russian tradition
By Elizabeth Howell Published
This week's ISS astronaut launch used a Soyuz rocket emblazoned with an ad for an energy drink. It's not the first time Russia has put an ad in space — and more may be coming.

Scientists spot 4 superdense stellar corpses hiding behind their red dwarf companions
By Robert Lea Published
"Nearby isolated white dwarfs are usually easy to find, but we couldn't see these four stars directly."

Russia launches NASA astronaut Anil Menon and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station (video)
By Mike Wall Last updated
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two cosmonauts launched toward the International Space Station atop a Russian rocket at 10:47 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (July 14), and docked just three hours later.
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